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New York Plans Surveillance Veil For Downtown
News.com is reporting that a security system modeled after London's "Ring of Steel" is coming to New York City. The plan, to include license plate readers and over 3,000 public and private security cameras, aims to aid officials in tracking and catching criminals. "But critics question the plan's efficacy and cost, as well as the implications of having such heavy surveillance over such a broad swath of the city. [...] The license plate readers would check the plates' numbers and send out alerts if suspect vehicles were detected. The city is already seeking state approval to charge drivers a fee to enter Manhattan below 86th Street, which would require the use of license plate readers. If the plan is approved, the police will most likely collect information from those readers too, Kelly said."
Being recognized by one's neighbors a couple times a day is no where in the same league as constant, organized survelliance by people who don't know you and view you adversarially. The two are in no way comparable. You're wrong to say we're spoiled and our privacy expectations are unrealistic.
We do not have to earn privacy. You haven't studied much about the founding of the nation beyond some factoids and inaccurate characterizations. You're part of the problem; you know just enough to sound intelligent and you open your mouth a lot.
The survelliance will not stay out of your property. Stop being okay with it.